"Telecommunications Regulatory Commission": 23% growth in 5G subscriptions in the second quarter

The Commission said in its statement that the number of mobile telecommunications subscriptions rose to (8.4) million subscriptions compared to (8.2) million subscriptions for the second quarter of 2025, and the number of internet subscriptions rose to reach (830) thousand subscriptions compared to (819) thousand subscriptions for the second quarter of 2025.

Regarding fixed voice telecommunications services, the Commission stated in its statement that the total number of subscribers to fixed voice telecommunications services reached about (478) thousand subscriptions for the second quarter of the current year compared to about (484) thousand subscriptions for the second quarter of 2025, with the residential sector representing (67%) of the total and (33%) for the commercial sector.

Regarding the volume of telephone traffic consumed by subscribers via fixed phones, the Commission announced in its statement the recording of about (8.3) million call minutes during the second quarter compared to about (10) million call minutes for the second quarter of 2025, including local landline traffic between governorates and international traffic with countries of the world, distributed according to the statement as (80%) for local telephone traffic, and (20%) of call minutes for international telephone traffic.

Regarding mobile broadband telecommunications services, the statement mentioned that the total number of mobile broadband telecommunications subscriptions reached (8.4) million subscriptions compared to about (8.2) million subscriptions for the second quarter of 2025, distributed as (61%) for prepaid subscriptions and (39%) for postpaid subscriptions, while the percentage of (voice and data) line subscriptions reached (79%), and data-only line subscriptions reached (21%). The statement also mentioned that the volume of mobile voice telephone traffic reached about (7) billion minutes, distributed as (97%) locally and (3%) internationally, while the number of text messages sent reached about (180) million text messages compared to about (344) million messages in the second quarter of 2025. The penetration rate for mobile phone subscriptions by the end of the second quarter of 2026, based on the statement, reached (69%) according to the total population compared to (69.7%) for the second quarter of 2025, and a penetration rate of (106.2%) according to the population over 15 years of age.

The Commission said in its statement that the volume of data usage through mobile broadband telecommunications services reached about (936) million gigabytes in the second quarter compared to about (724) million gigabytes in the second quarter of 2025.